December 14, 1858 ~ Tuesday

Dec 14^th
In company with Lorenzo Snow, Hyram Clawson, Joseph
A. Young & Patrick Lynch I started from Presidents
Youngs House in his carriage drawn by four Mules for
Fillmore several other carriages started about the same
day. It was a vary cold day & vary Blustering we road to
Lake City & spent the night we held a meeting with the people
I spoke to the people & was followed by C. C. Rich L Snow ^&^F. D.
Richards. I told the people to get the spirit of God & follow
its dictates & to remember daily their prayers & to pray for
the Presidency & all the Authorities of the Church & to pray
for the President of the United States & for all men in Author-
ity as the spirit of God shall dictate. we had a good meeting
Lorenzo Snow spent the night with me at Brother Burns 33 mi[les]

December 15, 1858 ~ Wednesday

15^th We travelled to Pason 33 miles held a meeting with the
People their was a Division among the people some had
petitioned to President Young for a New Bishop. F D.
Richards spoke & I followed him & then C. C. Rich
followed. Lorenzo Snow & myself spent the night with
Brother Gardner We Preached concerning the Bishop
& the people their feelings against each other. Brother Gardner
told us that Brother Hancock said in one of his meetings
that there was no person stood betwen him & President
Brigham Young. He wanted the people to give their money
to him & let him dictate their temperal Business for them
He said no person had a right to petition president Young
against him. He makes the roads into the canyons controlls
all the timber sells it to the armey works all the time sundays
He lets the tithing property go to waste &But takes care of his
own He sells the tithing potatoes to the Army for $2 & pays
the Church 75 cts. He ordered a house to be pulled down
if they would not stop a party These are some of the compla[in]ts
against the Bishop

December 16, 1858 ~ Thursday

16^th We rode to Salt Creek 245 miles we held a meeting
with the people. Lorenzo Snow, ODaniel Spencer, Samuel Rich-
ards & W. Woodruff spoke to the people L. Snow & myself
spent the night at [blank]

December 17, 1858 ~ Friday

17^th We travelled to the severe Baited our animals then drove
to Cedar Fort 450 miles & spent the night with Brother
Johnson

December 18, 1858 ~ Saturday

18^th Saturday We rode into Filmore took Breakfast at Broth
Hoyts We then met at the State House Organized the
Legislature with its officers in separate Houses we then
met in Joint Assembly Received the Govornors Message through
the Secretary had it read through ^by^ the clerk dissolved the
Joint Assembly, met in seperate Houses, excused Absent
members Passed a Resolution adjourning the Legislature
to the Social Hall in Great Salt Lake City at 10 oclok on
Monday the 27 of Dec we then returned to Brother Hoyts
took Dinner then I met with Lorenzo Snow F. D. Richards

December 14, 1858 ~ Tuesday

Dec 14th In Company with Lorenzo Snow, Hyram Clawson, Joseph A. Young & Patrick Lynch I started from Presidents Youngs House in his carriage drawn by four Mules for Fillmore several other carriages started about the same day. It was a vary cold day & vary Blustering we road to Lake City & spent the night we held a meeting with the people I spoke to the people & was followed by C. C. Rich L Snow &F. D. Richards. I told the people to get the spirit of God & follow its dictates & to remember daily their prayers & to pray for the Presidency & all the Authorities of the Church & to pray for the President of the United States & for all men in Authority as the spirit of God shall dictate. we had a good meeting Lorenzo Snow spent the night with me at Brother Burns 33 mi

December 15, 1858 ~ Wednesday

15th we travelled to Pason 33 miles held a meeting with the People their was a Division among the people some had petitioned to President Young for a New Bishop. F D. Richards spoke & I followed him & then C. C. Rich followed. Lorenzo Snow & myself spent the night with Brother Gardner we Preached concerning the Bishop & the people their feelings against each other. Brother Gardner told us that Brother Hancock said in one of his meetings that there was no person stood between him & President Brigham Young. He wanted the people to give their money to him & let him dictate their temperal Business for them He said no person had a right to petition president Young against him. He makes the roads into the canyons controlls all the timber sells it to the armey works all the time sundays He lets the tithing property go to waste But takes care of his own. He sells the tithing potatoes to the Army for $2 & pays the Church 75 cts. He ordered a house to be pulled down if they would not stop a party. These are some of the complaints against the Bishop

December 16, 1858 ~ Thursday

16th we rode to Salt Creek 25 miles we held a meeting with the people. Lorenzo Snow, Daniel Spencer, Samuel Richards & W. Woodruff spoke to the people L. Snow & myself spent the night at [blank]

December 17, 1858 ~ Friday

17th we travelled to the severe Baited our animals then drove to Cedar Fort60 miles & spent the night with Brother Johnson

December 18, 1858 ~ Saturday

18th Saturday we rode into Filmore took Breakfast at Broth Hoyts we then met at the State House Organized the Legislature with its officers in separate Houses we then met in Joint Assembly Received the Governors Message through the Secretary had it read by the clerk dissolved the Joint Assembly, met in separate Houses, excused Absent members. Passed a Resolution adjourning the Legislature to the Social Hall in Great Salt Lake City at 10 oclok on Monday the 27 of Dec we then returned to Brother Hoyts took Dinner then I met with Lorenzo Snow F. D. Richards